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47 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hammersley said as she reviewed the report, she sees Scenario 1 and 2 as <br /> 2 standard operating procedures and does not see anything that requires Board approval. She said <br /> 3 the constraints at Eubanks are design constraints. She said the question is, do you want to move <br /> 4 forward with Scenario 3 and, if so, at what pace. She said as an operation, they do options 1 and <br /> 5 2 as standard operating procedures, but the question is what to do as the population grows and <br /> 6 how to be more effective and efficient. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford summarized where board members landed. <br /> 8 Commissioner Fowler asked what is done with the C and D. <br /> 9 Robert Williams said some is reused for rocks, building roads, grind stumps for mulch, <br /> 10 metals are recycled, and others like sheetrock and shingles goes into the landfill. <br /> 11 Commissioner Fowler asked about what Dollywood does to capture their waste and CO2. <br /> 12 Jennifer Porter said it is very expensive, but it could be reviewed at a later date. <br /> 13 Robert Williams said they have reduced waste, and it was reused as fuel but there is still <br /> 14 research and things that have to happen. <br /> 15 Chair Bedford said a regional group was formed to look at a regional facility. <br /> 16 Robert Williams said he would like to revisit the consortium. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 19 <br /> 20 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 21 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 22 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 23 <br /> 24 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 25 approve the consent agenda. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 28 <br /> 29 a. Minutes <br /> 30 The Board approved the draft minutes from the December 4, 2023 and December 12, 2023 BOCC <br /> 31 Meetings as amended. <br /> 32 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br /> 33 The Board adopted a resolution to release motor vehicle property tax values for two (2)taxpayers <br /> 34 with a total of two (2) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. <br /> 35 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br /> 36 The Board adopted a resolution to release property tax values for six (6) taxpayers with a total of <br /> 37 seven (7) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. <br /> 38 d. Late Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br /> 39 The Board approved eight (8) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br /> 40 taxation for eight (8) bills for the 2023 tax year. <br /> 41 e. Orange County FY 2024 Annual Work Program Amendment #1 — FAST 2 Study <br /> 42 Commitment <br /> 43 The Board approved Amendment #1 to the Orange County Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Work <br /> 44 Program regarding the County's contribution to the NCDOT FAST (Freeway, Arterial, Street and <br /> 45 Tactical) 2 Study. <br /> 46 f. Enhanced Voluntary and Voluntary Agricultural District Designation — Multiple Farms <br /> 47 The Board considered applications from two (2) landowners/farms to certify qualifying farmland <br /> 48 within the Caldwell and High Rock/Efland Agricultural District Regions; and enroll the lands in the <br /> 49 Orange County Farmland Preservation Program's Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District or <br /> 50 Voluntary Agricultural District program. <br /> 51 <br />